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out·shine
(out-shīn′)v. out·shone (-shōn′), out·shin·ing, out·shines
v.tr.
1.
a. To shine brighter than.
b. To be more beautiful, splendid, or flamboyant than.
2. To surpass in obvious excellence; outdo.
v.intr.
To shine forth.
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outshine
(ˌaʊtˈʃaɪn)vb, -shines, -shining or -shone
1. (tr) to shine more brightly than
2. (tr) to surpass in excellence, beauty, wit, etc
3. (intr) rare to emit light
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out•shine
(ˌaʊtˈʃaɪn)v. -shone shined, -shin•ing. v.t.
1. to shine more brightly than.
2. to surpass in excellence, achievement, etc.
v.i. 3. to shine out or forth.
[1590–1600]
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outshine
Past participle: outshone
Gerund: outshining
| Imperative |
|---|
| outshine |
| outshine |
| Present |
|---|
| I outshine |
| you outshine |
| he/she/it outshines |
| we outshine |
| you outshine |
| they outshine |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I outshone |
| you outshone |
| he/she/it outshone |
| we outshone |
| you outshone |
| they outshone |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am outshining |
| you are outshining |
| he/she/it is outshining |
| we are outshining |
| you are outshining |
| they are outshining |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have outshone |
| you have outshone |
| he/she/it has outshone |
| we have outshone |
| you have outshone |
| they have outshone |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was outshining |
| you were outshining |
| he/she/it was outshining |
| we were outshining |
| you were outshining |
| they were outshining |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had outshone |
| you had outshone |
| he/she/it had outshone |
| we had outshone |
| you had outshone |
| they had outshone |
| Future |
|---|
| I will outshine |
| you will outshine |
| he/she/it will outshine |
| we will outshine |
| you will outshine |
| they will outshine |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have outshone |
| you will have outshone |
| he/she/it will have outshone |
| we will have outshone |
| you will have outshone |
| they will have outshone |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be outshining |
| you will be outshining |
| he/she/it will be outshining |
| we will be outshining |
| you will be outshining |
| they will be outshining |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been outshining |
| you have been outshining |
| he/she/it has been outshining |
| we have been outshining |
| you have been outshining |
| they have been outshining |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been outshining |
| you will have been outshining |
| he/she/it will have been outshining |
| we will have been outshining |
| you will have been outshining |
| they will have been outshining |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been outshining |
| you had been outshining |
| he/she/it had been outshining |
| we had been outshining |
| you had been outshining |
| they had been outshining |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would outshine |
| you would outshine |
| he/she/it would outshine |
| we would outshine |
| you would outshine |
| they would outshine |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have outshone |
| you would have outshone |
| he/she/it would have outshone |
| we would have outshone |
| you would have outshone |
| they would have outshone |
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Verb 1. outshine - shine brighter than; "What star outshines the sun?"
2. outshine - attract more attention and praise than others; "This film outshone all the others in quality"
outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surpass, exceed, surmount - be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its upstage">upstage - steal the show, draw attention to oneself away from someone else; "When the dog entered the stage, he upstaged the actress"
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outshine
verb outclass, beat, eclipse, overshadow, surpass, top, outstrip, upstage, outdo, be superior to, leave standing (informal), be a cut above (informal), be head and shoulders above, run rings around (informal), leave or put in the shade He outshone all the other contestants.
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outshine
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Translations
يَفوقُ، يَبُزُّ
overgå
túlszárnyal
gera betur en
aizēnotpārspēt spožumā
oslniť
çok daha iyi olmakgölgede bırakmak
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outshine
(autˈʃain) – past tense, past participle outˈshone (-ˈʃon) – verb to be brighter than. She outshone all the other students. oortref, oorskadu يَفوقُ، يَبُزُّ затъмнявам eclipsar převyšovat, zastínit in den Schatten stellen overgå επισκιάζω, ξεπερνώ eclipsar, brillar más que varju jätma تحت الشعاع قرار دادن jättää jälkeensä éclipser לְהַצלִיח יוֹתֶר מ- बढ़ जाना, श्रेष्ठतर होना zasjeniti túlszárnyal mengalahkan kecemerlangan gera betur en (e-r) (brillare più di) 〜より光る ...보다 밝게 빛나다 užtemdyti, nustelbti pārspēt spožumā; aizēnot lebih cemerlang drpd overschaduwen overskygge, overstråle zaćmiewać تر شعاع لاندى راوستل eclipsar a eclipsa затмить oslniť, predstihnúť zasenčiti zaseniti överglänsa บดบังรัศมี gölgede bırakmak, çok daha iyi olmak 比...更亮 затьмарити, перевершити دوسروں سے زيادہ روشن ہونا sáng hơn 比...更亮(比...更出色,优于)
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